Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, was arrested by the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force in May this year. It is alleged that he colluded with foreign powers when he was one of five trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund. Recent sources reported that Cardinal Gerhard Muller, from the Catholic Diocese of Germany, reprimanded the Vatican for not showing any concern for Zen’s plight.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. (Big Mack/The Epoch Times)
The Union of Catholic Asian News revealed on Sept. 5 that 226 Cardinals attended a conference in the Vatican in August. Cardinal Joseph Zen was unable to join the conference as he is on bail, his passport has been confiscated, and he is not allowed to leave Hong Kong. The senior Cardinals and Pope Francis did not pray for or even say anything in support of Joseph Zen. It seems they have abandoned him….